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The Theatre School Graduate THEAT RE THE 1 FOUNDED AS THE GOODMAN SCHOOL OF DRAMA IN 1925 The Theatre School is a member of the League of Chicago Theatres, Illinois Arts Alliance, ASSITEJ/USA, American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE), USITT, and the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education. ADMINISTRATION JOHN CULBERT, M.F.A. Dean JOHN BRIDGES, M.A. Director of Administration and Assistant Dean LESLIE SHOOK, M.A. Theatre Manager ANASTASIA GONZALEZ Budget Manager/Administrative Assistant to the Dean JASON BECK, B.F.A. Director of Admissions LARA GOETSCH, B.S. Director of Marketing and Public Relations TESSA CRAIB-COX Director of Development GENERAL INFORMATION THE THEATRE SCHOOL 251 hen The Theatre School was founded in 1925 at The Art Institute of Chicago, it was called the Goodman School of Drama. By all measurements the school is stronger now Wthan it has ever been. Although our name has changed, the essential life and purpose of the school remains the same. Our basic principles and standards are exactly what they have been for over 75 years. The Theatre School is a conservatory, a strong part of a vital urban University, and we operate with professional concentrations on the development of artists for the theatre and related professions. Further information about The Theatre School is available via the internet at The School's web site, located at http://theatreschool.depaul.edu. GRADUATE STUDY IN THE THEATRE SCHOOL The MFA Programs are designed for the student who has had considerable experience at the undergraduate level, the student seeking additional training as a consequence of prior professional work, or the student whose life experience and professional potential meet the qualifications for advanced training. The goals of the training are accomplished by an intense and eclectic process that combines classroom work with a variety of production experiences that: • Help the student find a way of working that is effective and unique to his or her talent. 2 • Aid the student in integrating his or her individual work into the collaborative demands of production experiences. • Equip the student with the skills and released imagination necessary for the highly competitive theatre professions. FACILITIES he Theatre School buildings are located at 2130 and 2135 North Kenmore Avenue on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus. In addition to housing most Theatre School classes, the T buildings provide rehearsal rooms, design studios, shop facilities, script library, sound design studio, CAD lab, computer lab, and faculty and staff offices. The buildings are minutes from downtown Chicago by elevated train, bus or car. DePaul‘s historic Merle Reskin Theatre, built in 1910 and formerly called the Blackstone Theatre, was purchased from the Shubert Organization in 1988 and renamed for a major donor in 1992. It provides The Theatre School with a professional-standard, state-of-the-art theatre facility to match the professional standards of the school’s training and productions. The public productions of The Theatre School Showcase and Chicago Play works are fully realized at the Merle Reskin Theatre. Students begin their training as part of the backstage and house crew, allowing them hands-on experience in all components of the theatre profession. The theatre is also shared with several not-for-profit arts organizations in Chicago and an occasional feature film company, exposing Theatre School students to a broader view of the entertainment industry. The DePaul Merle Reskin Theatre is located in the South Loop in the heart of the city. The Theatre School transports students via bus between the school and the theatre for performances. For the past several seasons the school has been producing the new director's series and several workshop productions in off-Loop theatres such as the Victory Gardens Studio Theatre and the Athenaeum Studio Four so as to connect the work and the students more directly to the theatres themselves and their audience base. The Theatre School is situated in the center of Chicago’s world renowned theatre community. Neighboring theatre and performing arts companies include the Steppenwolf Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, Royal George Theatre, Apollo Theatre Center, and the Theatre Building. FACULTY AND STAFF In keeping with the school’s concept of the dual importance of theory and practice and of producing a superior quality of instruction, The Theatre School’s faculty and staff are highly qualified, both professionally and academically. The faculty is regularly, supplemented by accomplished working professionals. In addition, visiting artists and professionals appear in our guest speaker series, CHICAGO LIVE: THE ARTS. Among them have been playwright David Mamet; actresses Celeste Holm, Florence Henderson, and Julie Harris; actors Rip Torn, Charles Durning, Ray Liotta, Jonathan Pryce, Brian Dennehy, and Laurence Fishburne; Chicago’s nationally known Steppenwolf Ensemble including John Malkovich, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise; the late comedian Avery Schrieber; director JoAnne Akalaitis, Anne Bogart, and Paul Sills; and alumni Gillian Anderson, Joe Mantegna, John C. Reilly, and Kevin Anderson, among scores of others. In addition, master classes have recently been conducted by Oscar-winners Faye Dunaway and F. Murray Abraham. In keeping with the school’s concept of the dual importance of theory and practice and of producing a superior quality of instruction, The Theatre School’s faculty and staff are highly qualified, both professionally and academically. The faculty is regularly, supplemented by accomplished working professionals. In addition, visiting artists and professionals appear in our guest speaker series, CHICAGO LIVE: THE ARTS. Among them have been playwright David Mamet; actresses Celeste Holm, Florence Henderson, and Julie Harris; actors Rip Torn, Charles Durning, Ray Liotta, Jonathan Pryce, Brian Dennehy, and Laurence Fishburne; Chicago’s nationally known Steppenwolf Ensemble including John Malkovich, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise; the late comedian Avery Schrieber; director JoAnne Akalaitis, Anne Bogart, and Paul Sills; and alumni Gillian Anderson, Joe Mantegna, John C. Reilly, and Kevin Anderson, among scores of others. In addition, master classes have recently been conducted by Oscar-winners Faye Dunaway and F. Murray Abraham. 3 THEATRE SCHOOL 255 CAMILLE ANDERSON, J.D. Assistant Director of Alumni Relation Valparaiso University JEFF BAUER, M.F.A., Scene Design Northwestern University JASON BECK, B.F.A., Director of Admissions The Theatre School, DePaul DOUG BIZER Drawing JOHN BRIDGES, M.A. Director of Administration and Assistant Dean Western Illinois University BARRY BRUNETTI, M.F.A. Theatre Studies Academic Assistant to the Associate Dean The Theatre School, DePaul LENORA INEZ BROWN, M.F.A. Dramaturgy/Criticism Yale School of Drama LINDA BUCHANAN, M.F.A., Scenic Design Northwestern University DEXTER BULLARD, M.F.A. Acting Northwestern University BILL BURNETT, M.F.A., Voice and Speech Ohio University STEVEN CARELLI, M.F.A. Drawing Northwestern University GREG CHAVEZ, B.A. Assistant Director of Technical Operations Whittier College SAMANTHA CHAVIS, B.A. Admissions Assistant University of Iowa NAN CIBULA-JENKINS, M.F.A. Costume Design Yale University SO HUI CHONG, B.F.A. Stitcher School of the Art Institute BENJAMIN COHEN, B.F.A. Technical Assistant, Reskin Theatre The Theatre School, DePaul MAURY COLLINS, M.B.A., Theater Studies American University DEAN CORRIN, M.F.A., Playwriting Ohio University TESSA CRAIB-COX Director of Development 4 JOHN CULBERT, M.F.A., Dean New York University LYDIA DIAMOND Playwriting PATRICE EGLESTON, M.F.A., Movement Southern Methodist University MARK ELLIOTT, M.F.A. Musical Theatre San Diego State University DEYA FRIEDMAN, Stage Management HENRY GODINEZ, M.F.A. Acting University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee LARA GOETSCH, B.S. Director of Marketing and Public Relations Northwestern University ANASTASIA GONZALEZ Budget Manager/Administrative Assistant to the Dean KELLY ANN GRAY Administrative Assistant PHYLLIS E. GRIFFIN, M.F.A., Voice and Speech Goodman School of Drama GABRIEL HALPERN, M.A., Movement Goddard College BETSY HAMILTON, B.F.A., Movement University of Texas CAMERON HENNEKE Operations Manager CHRIS HOFMANN, B.A., Director of Technical Operations Adams State College JOSH HORVATH, B.F.A. Sound Design and Technology Wright State University DONALD W. ILKO, PH.D., Acting and Theatre Studies Case Western Reserve University BELLA ITKIN, PH.D., Professor Emeritus Case Western Reserve University JOHN JENKINS, B.A., Movement Pittsburgh State University JACKIE JOHNSON Publicity/Box Office Manager Barat Campus LINDA JONES, M.A., Group Sales Rep Merle Reskin Theatre University of Illinois-Springfield CHRIS JONES, PH.D. Associate Dean Theatre Studies 5 KARIN KOPISCHKE, B.A., B.M., Costume Design Lawrence University TRUDIE KESSLER, M.F.A., Voice and Speech University of California, Irvine ROB KOVARIK, M.F.A. Technical Director Yale School of Drama JENNY LAIRD, M.F.A. Playwriting University of Nevada, Las Vegas DINA LINDENBERG Alumni Relations and Networks TODD LAUTERBACH, B.S. Box Office Manager Syracuse University JANET LOUER, M.A., Audition Columbia College SCOTT MACDONALD, B.A. Executive Assistant to the Dean New York University JACK MAGAW Design/Tech DAWN G. MCKESEY, Assistant Manager, Costume Shop KAREN MCKIE, B.S. Marketing/PR Associate James Madison University JANET C. MESSMER, M.A., Costumiere University of Illinois COLIN MILROY PeopleSoft Subject Matter Expert SUE MOEHLMANN Costume Shop Supervisor
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